US EditionTrump signals deference to farmers on undocumented workers
IOWA, UNITED STATES, JUL 4 – Trump aims to address farm labor shortages by allowing farmers to vouch for long-serving undocumented workers, with nearly 42% of U.S. farmworkers lacking legal status, officials said.
- President Trump spoke at a rally on July 4, 2024, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds discussing immigration and farmworker policies.
- He announced working on legislation to let farmers take responsibility for migrant workers, addressing a 2024 rule protecting foreign farmworkers with H-2A visas.
- The H-2A program now includes 378,000 approved positions in 2023, representing 20% of the nation's farmworkers, but raids have caused labor shortages affecting nearly two million family farms.
- Trump said, "Farmers know better," and acknowledged radical right critics may not be happy but will understand; he also referenced trade deals with Vietnam and the UK impacting agriculture.
- The policy shift aims to clarify immigration enforcement while supporting farmers and could influence hotel and leisure industries reliant on migrant labor.
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